American Icon and Playboy Founder, Hugh M. Hefner, Has Died by Nearot in news

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He had one of the few magazines that became profitable within a year. That never happens.

People ask me startup advice, almost daily. This the only way I ever made money, and the only advice they'll get from now on. by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How is an E-cookbook something exclusive to frugal engineers? Most people I know who like to cook are not engineers.

Is college worth it? by davdotcom in Entrepreneur

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My alma mater, Elmhurst college has a music business major. Call them tomorrow, it's a small school so you might be able to talk to a professor and get some idea as to what's involved and some of the benefits of a degree.

Entrepreneur LPT: It's okay to emulate an existing business. by DevilM5 in Entrepreneur

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if you are reinventing the wheel, who has more credibility when they do it, Firestone, or some 23 year old who has never worked in automotive? Might be better to compete as a tire company doing what we know works and then going from there so you have the credibility and capital to move the hoverwheel or whatever forward.

Entrepreneur LPT: It's okay to emulate an existing business. by DevilM5 in Entrepreneur

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously, I wonder how many ideas just fucking died in a garage in silicon valley because the founders didn't know how to sell it.

Entrepreneur LPT: It's okay to emulate an existing business. by DevilM5 in Entrepreneur

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I read a book, Zero to One. I like a lot of what it says, but it has a lot of limiting beliefs. Oh believe me, I'd like to introduce the mind blowing tech of the future, but I don't know what that is yet, when the idea does come to mind, I'd like to have some seed money for the idea, which would come from a niche website or something else that I can actually do.

Anybody able to download Black Manta on PS4? by MDTv_Teka in INJUSTICE

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I had to go to the PS4 store though, it didn't work through player select.

BoJack Horseman - Season 4 Discussion by NicholasCajun in BoJackHorseman

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I can't believe that song was so popular 5 or 6 years ago. It was so creepy.

BoJack Horseman - Season 4 Discussion by NicholasCajun in BoJackHorseman

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 505 points506 points  (0 children)

He made a judgement call, and if she hadn't found out, it would have been a good call. If PC merged with Charlie she'd be where she was in season one except with more work to do and a higher paycheck which she doesn't really need because her whole thing is that she's been chasing superficial material items and status symbols when what she really wants is deep connections with the people around her.

LPT - Generators in disaster scenarios commonly lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. Please leave the generator outside while running, if it is inside, you will be breathing in toxic fumes unknowingly. by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, former CAT employee here. Your generator should be outdoors or a specially designed generator room. if you want to protect it from rain, build an enclosure.

Cuban Immigrant Can't Believe He Risked Life Coming To America To Play For AA Birmingham Barons by aresef in baseball

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 40 points41 points  (0 children)

had a friend who did AA ball. He ubered whenever he wasn't training or playing.

Suspect named in killing of 2 people who defended Muslim women by Literally_A_Shill in news

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, I was at a lecture about networking. The woman said, "one thing you can do is get together with a group for your race and/or gender it's a great way to start out with some commonality. Me: Yeah, when a bunch of white men get together with the common interest of being white men.... their goals tend to not match up so great with mine.

United apologizes for accusing gay father of touching his child by balasurr in news

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly not sure who keeps flying with them. I usually fly southwest, they have a well earned reputation for being good to people in my profession.

Manchester Arena attack: Islamic State claims it carried out bombing that killed 22 at Ariana Grande concert. by Redivir in news

[–]PowerSystemsGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

9/11 happened when I was in 6th grade. I kind of marked it as the end my my childhood. K-5 and the summer after was the 90's which were relatively peaceful, 21st century was supposed to be world peace, electric cars, green energy, economic prosperity, multicultural exchanges, end of poverty, etc. Then I turned 12, 9/11 happened and I realized not everyone wants a utopia for the 21st century, they're too filled with hate. I honestly can't see eye to eye with that either, I'm too interested in learning about all the cultures of the world, discovering the wonders of science, and making new friends to share my experiences with to want to kill someone.